What is the Least Common Multiple of 60870 and 60885?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 60870 and 60885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60870 and 60885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60870,60885) = 15
LCM(60870,60885) = ( 60870 × 60885) / 15
LCM(60870,60885) = 3706069950 / 15
LCM(60870,60885) = 247071330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60870 and 60885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60870 and 60885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60870 and 60885.

Prime Factorization of 60870

Prime Factorization of 60885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60870 and 60885.

LCM(60870,60885) = 2¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 2029¹ × 11¹ × 41¹
LCM(60870,60885) = 247071330